academies player development
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Global Academies
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AcademyA place of study or training in a special field
• Raison D’etre
• Player base
• Funding
• Geography
• Staffing/Education
• Frequency/Calendar
• Facilities
• Organizing Body
• Curriculum Continuity
• Brand/Marketing
• Parent Education
• Integrated training
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Premier League
• 75% of players who sign pro at 16 are out of the game by 21.
• As many as 10,000 players in the system. 1% become pros.
• 1 in 6 who sign at 18 are in the game at 21.
Every Boy’s Dream-Chris Green
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US Youth Soccer
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European Clubs
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Ajax of Amsterdam
• Academy starts at 7 years
• Scouting at 5-6 years
• 40 miles radius (10 pro clubs)
• N to S is 3 hours
• 6 million of 16-17 million
• International @16 years
• Academy goal is to graduate x2 from U19 to 1st XI
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Ajax of Amsterdam
• Eredivisie and UCL
• UCL post December = $$$
• KNVB manages all the leagues
• Govt funded facilities
• Season splits and reallocates
• x70 amateur clubs in Amsterdam
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Ajax of Amsterdam
• 5.5 hour contact time
• 7-12, x3 train (parent)
• 13-16, x4 train (puberty)
• 17+, x4-6 train (machine)
• Reserves, x6-8 train
• Affiliate club in 2nd tier
• Reserve League
• NCAA
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Ajax of Amsterdam
• Technical Wheels
Trainers, scouts, testing, medical, academic
• x16 professional staff per
• Player directed support
• New 6 week coach assignments
• 1st XI 23.3 years
• Cost: 12.50E
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Efficacy
Finally, the CIES Football Observatory study confirms the excellent work undertaken by Ajax Amsterdam in the area of youth training. The Dutch side tops the table of clubs having trained the most players under contract with top division teams in Europe. With 69 representatives, Ajax outranks PartizanBelgrade, Barcelona, Hajduk Split and Sporting Lisbon.
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“The Belgian Way”
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Youth Development
• 300KM is the longest distance
• U6 2 vs. 2, “The Duel”
• U12-U13 8 vs. 8 (no tables)
• 5-7 Exploration
• 7-17 Individual Development
• 17+ Completion
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Youth to Adult
• Fun to Formation
• Street Soccer
• Reality based learning
Transfer of training to game
• Tailor made coaching
Player as the actor
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U8-U11
5 vs. 5
Single Diamond
Passing
U12-U13
8 vs. 8
Double Diamond
Mid range passing
U14
11 vs. 11
1-4-3-3
Long passing
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Zone and Building“Zone puts brains in the youth player’s muscles”
• Reading of the game
• Increased decisions
• Collective defending and attacking
• Communication
• Concentration
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DFB “2000 Program”
• “Undeniable” participation
• Elite = 25 to 30 players
• Amateur Clubs (stated supported)
• Stutzpunkte x366 for U12-U15 (free)
• School and Pro link, currently x30
• BL 1-3 Academies required (free)
U6-U10 7 vs.7
U11-U12 9 vs. 9
U13 11 vs. 11
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Criteria in Player Development
Enjoyment
Personality
Versatility
Technique
Tactics
Fitness
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Standardized and Socialistic
• Coach Education-- grassroots delivered to club
-- A, B, C three weeks long
• Structure-- DFB, to DFL, to BDFL (30,000 clubs)
• Policy/Procedure-- Standard and centralized DFBNET
• Finance-- Federal funding evenly distributed
• Culture– Aktion Ehrenamt, DFB sponsored training
PLAN—COMMUNICATE—COORDINATE—CONTROL
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To understand……
• Right to Dream (Ghana)
• Santos (Brazil)
• Sao Paulo (Brazil)
• Eastern Europe
• J-League
• Player Development NZF
• LTPD Canada (7 stages)
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